{"id":32569,"date":"2016-02-26T07:11:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T06:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biofuelsdigest.com%2Fbdigest%2F2016%2F02%2F16%2Fversalis-and-genomatica-produce-bio-rubber-with-bio-butadiene-from-sugars%2F"},"modified":"2016-02-16T13:45:33","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T12:45:33","slug":"versalis-and-genomatica-produce-bio-rubber-with-bio-butadiene-from-sugars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/versalis-and-genomatica-produce-bio-rubber-with-bio-butadiene-from-sugars\/","title":{"rendered":"Versalis and Genomatica produce bio-rubber with bio-butadiene from sugars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>San Donato Milanese (Milan), Italy; San Diego, Ca, USA \u2013 February 16th, 2016 \u2013 Versalis (Eni), a European producer in the polymers and elastomers industry, and Genomatica, a leader in bioengineering solutions, announced today that they have successfully advanced to pilot-scale production of bio-butadiene (bio-BDE) from fully renewable feedstock. Versalis used this bio-BDE to make bio-rubber, specifically, bio-polybutadiene (bio-BR). These accomplishments represent a remarkable milestone for the rubber industry, by enabling an improved technological and sustainability footprint; and to the broader industry for butadiene, one of the most widely-used chemicals in the world, with over ten million tons produced per year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The success of this innovative undertaking results from a newly-developed process for the on-purpose production of butadiene which uses various types of sugars as feedstock, rather than the traditional use of hydrocarbon feedstocks. The project started with the establishment of a technology joint venture between Versalis and Genomatica in early 2013. The joint venture \u2013 with Versalis having the majority stake &#8211; has developed a complete process to make bio-BDE and plans to license the resulting technology.<\/p>\n<p>The joint venture uses the proven and complementary strengths of both companies. Versalis and Genomatica together determined that 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO) was the most suitable intermediate to produce bio-BDE. Genomatica applied its \u2018whole-process\u2019 systems approach to bioengineering to develop a microorganism that produces 1,3-BDO in a way that enables cost-efficient, scalable fermentation, recovery and subsequent process operations. Versalis leverages its industrial process engineering and catalysis capabilities, plus expertise in overall polymer production, to purify the 1,3-BDO, dehydrate it and then purify the resulting butadiene. Versalis has produced several kilograms of butadiene from 1,3-BDO made in 200 liter fermenters at their research centers at Novara and Mantova, and then made bio-polybutadiene, at the Ravenna R&amp;D centre, using both anionic and Ziegler-Natta catalysis.<\/p>\n<p>Initial testing of the bio-BDE and bio-BR demonstrates good compatibility with industry standards. Versalis is continuing to test the bio-BDE within its other proprietary rubber and plastics downstream technologies such as SBR (Styrene-Butadiene Rubber), SBS (Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Rubber) and ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene-Styrene).<\/p>\n<p>The accomplishments demonstrates the common vision of the partners on the potential of this project: access to on-purpose butadiene from renewables will establish a competitive advantage and will ensure a strategic raw material from alternative feedstock, contributing at the same time to drive a greater sustainability profile for downstream applications in the plastics and rubber businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Donato Milanese (Milan), Italy; San Diego, Ca, USA \u2013 February 16th, 2016 \u2013 Versalis (Eni), a European producer in the polymers and elastomers industry, and Genomatica, a leader in bioengineering solutions, announced today that they have successfully advanced to pilot-scale production of bio-butadiene (bio-BDE) from fully renewable feedstock. 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